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I'm thinking this song is about a death, a crumbling relationship, just a huge shit storm in general going on for the narrator. But he's just trying to see everything through with some optimism; trying to save his relationship, not letting that death of a friend be the end of him and/or his girl, just standing his ground through the hard times.

General CommentI think this song is being sung to a friend that's having just as hard of a time as the singer with life and its consequences. As he addresses both death and relationships, i think the song is a general reflection on their lives, and appreciation for having gotten through some rough patches.

General CommentI think "Dictionaries and Boomboxes" is a reference to the movie Say Anything. There's a part where Lloyd (John Cusack) and Diane (Ione Skye) are in Diane's room and Lloyd points out Diane's "mother dictionary" and Diane tells him that when she was little she used to look up a new word in the dictionary every day. And then there's the famous boombox scene, where Lloyd stands under Diane's window blasting "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel after they fought. If the song title is a reference to Say Anything, then the guys in TGA did a great job of picking out objects that show what make the characters tick. In Diane's case, it's language and academics, and Lloyd has his music.
My apologies if I focused too much on the movie rather than the song.

General Commentiancurits: yeah, that was the first thing I thought when I first heard this song. The "whoa's" in this song is a little TOO similar to the chorus of "Sink, Florida, Sink".

Maybe it's an homage? I mean, these guys salute their idols many times on the record. And you can tell that they've taken lots of inspiration from Against Me! (as well as the clash, bob dylan, bruce springsteen and others)

I think its about seeing an ex - girlfriend after going through a bad breakup. Maybe he wants her back. Maybe he doesnt. He now realizes that the painful things they said to each other now don't matter. But they are going to go for a drive and try to start over as friends.

General Commentno, guys. It's hour. It doesn't have anything to do with the references to the volume, it has to do with the previous line, "if you're scared of the FUTURE tonight", we'll break down Time and take it one HOUR at a time.